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Planetarium Weekend Shows

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About Planetarium Weekend Shows

Step inside our Planetarium and join us for one of our planetarium shows.

We have three different shows running every day at the weekends. The show schedule is shown below.

Planetarium shows cost £3.95 per person per show* (£3 for members), in addition to Thinktank's admission price.

Pre-booking available online as an add-on activity when you purchase your admission tickets.
 

Weekend planetarium shows

Seasonal Stars: Spring

A show about easy-to-see objects in this season's sky; includes how to find the North Star and how to find some of the seasonal constellations.

*This includes the 10min show: Apollo Journey to the Moon
Join Apollo  astronauts Al Worden, Charlie Duke, and Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, as they retrace their historic steps across the lunar surface taken over 50 years ago during Apollo 15, 16, and 17. 

Total show length 20min, suitable for all ages.

Show times*:
11am, 12.15pm, 1.45pm, 4pm
*Saturday 18 April: 11am, 12.35pm

We are Aliens

Join scientists in the hunt for real aliens. Discover how robots are cleverly programmed to fly to alien worlds and land on their own. Will we ever encounter intelligent life in our galaxy? Are we perhaps alone in the Universe?

Show length 25min, suitable for all ages
Show times*:
11.30am (Captioned), 2.30pm
*Saturday 18 April: 2.40pm

Forward! To the Moon

Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters launches us on a journey beyond the Earth towards a sustainable future in space.

Find out about NASA’s 21st century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon Goddess and twin of Apollo, which is the next step in our mission to explore the universe and land the first woman and person of colour on the surface of the Moon.

Show length 25min, suitable for all ages
 
Show times:
1pm,3.15pm

Image gallery

  • Illustration of Jupiter
  • A rocket on launchpad with moon behind it.
  • A space buggy and equipment on the surface of the moon
  • We are Aliens! Narrated by Rupert Grint.

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